Systems and methods for impact resistant and photovoltaic windows

Abstract

An impact-resistant, photovoltaic (IRPV) window system is provided. The system may include an IRPV window coupled to a structure, a controller, and an insurance computing device. The IRPV window may include an impact resistant (IR) layer, a photovoltaic (PV) material that may generate an electrical output, and an electrode coupled to the PV material that may receive the electrical output. The IRPV window may permit a portion of visible light to pass through the IRPV window. The controller may monitor the electrical output and generate a solar profile of the structure based upon the electrical output. The insurance computing device may receive the solar profile and determine if an insurance policy associated with the structure is eligible for a policy adjustment and/or an insurance reward or discount offer.

We claim: 
     
         1 . An impact-resistant, photovoltaic (IRPV) window system comprising:
 an electrical component coupled to at least one IRPV window and configured to collect, from the at least one IRPV window, an electrical output generated by the at least one IRPV window;   a controller communicatively coupled to the electrical component, the controller configured to generate, based, at least in part, upon the collected electrical output, a solar profile of a structure including the at least one IRPV window; and   at least one computing device comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device, the at least one computing device communicatively coupled to the controller and configured to:
 receive, from the controller, the solar profile; and 
 display the solar profile on an user interface of the at least one computing device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising the electrical component, wherein the electrical component is electrically coupled to an energy output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the electrical component is further configured to collect the electrical output from the energy output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the electrical component includes an inverter. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the solar profile indicates the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one computing device comprises at least one insurance computing device configured to:
 identify a policy associated with the structure; and   determine whether the policy is eligible for at least one of a policy adjustment or a reward offer based upon the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one of at least one user computing device, at least one insurance computing device, or at least one utility computing device. 
     
     
         8 . A computer-implemented method for analyzing a solar profile of a structure including at least one impact-resistant, photovoltaic (IRPV) window, the method implemented by an IRPV window system including a controller communicatively coupled to at least one computing device and an electrical component configured to collect an electrical output from the at least one IRPV window, the method comprising:
 generating, by the controller based, at least in part, upon the collected electrical output, the solar profile of the structure including the at least one IRPV window; and   interconnecting the at least one computing device to the controller, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to (i) receive, from the controller, the solar profile, and (ii) display the solar profile on an user interface of the at least one computing device.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the IRPV window system further includes the electrical component, and wherein the electrical component is electrically coupled to an energy output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 9 , wherein the electrical component is further configured to collect the electrical output from the energy output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the electrical component includes an inverter. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the solar profile indicates the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one insurance computing device configured to:
 identify a policy associated with the structure; and   determine whether the policy is eligible for at least one of a policy adjustment or a reward offer based upon the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window.   
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one of at least one user computing device, at least one insurance computing device, or at least one utility computing device. 
     
     
         15 . At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for analyzing a solar profile of a structure including at least one impact-resistant, photovoltaic (IRPV) window, wherein when executed by a controller of an IRPV window system and communicatively coupled to at least one computing device and an electrical component configured to collect an electrical output from the at least one IRPV window, the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to:
 generate, based, at least in part, upon the collected electrical output, the solar profile of the structure including the at least one IRPV window; and   interconnect the at least one computing device to the controller, wherein the at least one computing device is configured to (i) receive, from the controller, the solar profile, and (ii) display the solar profile on an user interface of the at least one computing device.   
     
     
         16 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the IRPV window system further includes the electrical component, and wherein the electrical component is electrically coupled to an energy output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         17 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the electrical component includes an inverter. 
     
     
         18 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the solar profile indicates the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window. 
     
     
         19 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one insurance computing device configured to:
 identify a policy associated with the structure; and   determine whether the policy is eligible for at least one of a policy adjustment or a reward offer based upon the electrical output of the at least one IRPV window.   
     
     
         20 . The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the at least one computing device includes at least one of at least one user computing device, at least one insurance computing device, or at least one utility computing device.